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The Uttarakhand government is launching an exclusive helicopter service for Same Day Adi Kailash and Om Parvat tours in Pithoragarh district. Set to begin on Dec15, this unique aerial darshan experience will be available at an effective cost of Rs 46,000 per person, with the government providing a subsidy of Rs 26,000 from the standard Rs 72,000 ticket price. An MoU for this initiative has been signed with Rudraksha Aviation Pvt Ltd, officials announced.
A 24-seater MI-17 helicopter will be used for the tour, though each sortie will carry only 18 passengers to ensure safety and comfort at the high altitudes of 16,000 to 17,000 feet. Each flight will last over two hours, departing from and returning to Naini Saini Airport in Pithoragarh.
In view of the possibility of snowfall and increasing cold, the doors of Shiva-Parvati temple in Adi Kailash located at 14,500 feet in Jeolingkang of Vyas Valley, priests Gopal Singh Kutiyal and Virendra Singh Kutiyal closed for winter on Tuesday after offering prayers in traditional attire. Have done. Now the doors of the temple will be opened for pilgrims in May next year.
30000 pilgrims visited Adi Kailash
SDM Manjeet Singh said that inner line permits will be issued after holding a meeting with local tour operators considering the road conditions and snowfall in winter. He said that from September 19 to November 5, a total of 30,000 pilgrims have visited Om Parvat and Adi Kailash.
Daily 100 permits/passes are granted for Adi Kailash Visit from Dharchula.
There is good news for Shiva devotees. Passes for Adi Kailash Yatra will start being made from September 2. The administration will issue 150 passes daily.
After PM Narendra Modi visit to Adi Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva has gained global recognition. This is the first time after the Prime Minister visit this year that 21,000 pilgrims had come to visit Adi Kailash and Om Parvat in May and June.
The yatra was stopped from July 02 in view of the closure of the road due to torrential rains and the danger of disaster. Monsoon rains stop by 15 September. In view of this, devotees and tourists from all over the country are willing to come to visit Adi Kailash. Most of the devotees have also applied online.
Looking at the weather conditions, the administration has said that the Inner Line Pass will be issued after 10 September. Earlier the Adi Kailash yatra was suppose to start from 1 September, but due to the yellow alert of the weather, Inner Line Permits will be issued only after 10 September. The SDM requested all the tour operators and taxi union officials to take bookings of passengers only as per the weather alert.
After the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Adi Kailash, preparations have intensified to develop Gunji, the entrance of Kailash Mansarovar, Adi Kailash and Om Parvat. Approval of Rs 23 crore has been received from the Government of India to develop Gunji into a Shiv Dham.
To provide better facilities to the ever increasing number of tourists, Nandi Dwar, Tourist Facilitation Center, Visitor Room will be built in Gunji at an altitude of 10500 feet. In this, tourists will be given information about local history and culture. Shiv Puran Auditorium will be built to give spiritual information of Shiv Nagari to the tourists. In this, tourists will be given information about the story of Lord Shiva, his favorite places etc. Construction work will start soon.
Adi Kailash is located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, which is considered very sensitive from the disaster point of view during monsoons. In view of which the District Administration Pithoragarh has stopped the Adi Kailash Yatra till further orders. To reach here, the Tawaghat Lipulekh road has been built, which directly connects the China border, but there are many danger zones on this road, which can prove to be fatal many times during the rainy season.
Pithoragarh District Magistrate Reena Joshi said that incidents of landslides are seen a lot on the Tawaghat Lipulekh road during the rainy season. Keeping in view the safety of the travelers, the Adi Kailash Yatra has been stopped for the time being, she said that this journey will be started again soon.
Twenty-three pilgrims who were stranded in Tawaghat for four days while returning from the Adi Kailash Yatra have been rescued. Torrential rains in the hill state triggered massive landslides, leaving the pilgrims trapped. On Saturday, rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and local police successfully rescued all the pilgrims.
Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand has triggered landslides, leading to road blockages and significant disruptions. Villages have been cut off, highways blocked, and the pilgrimage to Adi Kailash has been suspended. One casualty has been reported in Chamoli district. Authorities are actively working to clear the blocked roads and manage the aftermath of these natural disasters.
Helicopter Service to Adi Kailash has been started from Naini Saini Airport for same day Adi Kailash and Om Parvat darshan tour.
Pilgrimage to Adi Kailash will start from April 2024. Tourists and pilgrims are waiting for Adi Kailash Yatra eagerly. Govt is planning to start Adi Kailash Yatra by Helicopter from April month.
More than 2 Lakh enquiries has been made for Adi Kailash till now. From May 2nd week, tourists and pilgrims will throng to Adi Kailash Yatra. Govt is also planning to start Adi Kailash Yatra by Helicopter soon. With the increase in number of pilgrims and travellers, Adi Kailash Yatra now becoming an alternative to Mansarovar Yatra.
A mountain chunk near Tawaghat in Pithoragarh district broke off, impacting the route connecting Lipulekh and Dharchula.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his day-long visit to Uttarakhand by offering prayers at Parvati Kund in front of the holy Adi Kailash. Check more details of Modi ji visiting Adi kailash.
Approximately 300 Adi Kailash pilgrims, both en route to and returning from the pilgrimage, found themselves stranded after a landslide washed away nearly 100 meters of a road stretch on Tuesday evening. Of these, over 180 pilgrims returning from Adi Kailash in Uttarakhand were successfully rescued by a collaborative effort involving the state disaster response force (SDRF), revenue police, and Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB).
The pilgrims had been stranded since Tuesday in Najang, following a massive landslide that caused extensive damage to the road in Pithoragarh district. The incident occurred as the pilgrims were traveling from Gunji to the Dharchula base camp, with the landslide happening at the Najang spot, approximately 45 km from Dharchula.
